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| 1901 Gladiator at Gallardon for the Ateliers des Pionniers 2016. |
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Clément-Gladiator, Levallois-Perret, France. The car pictured above has been in the same family's hands since the current owner's bought it new around 1901! Gladiator was a company founded by Alexandre Darracq and Paul Aucoq that made cycles and motorbikes. It was eventually bought by Adolphe Clément and others to form Clément, Gladiator & Humber Ltd which in France was called Clément-Gladiator. In 1898 they started producing cars. Production in the early 1900s reached over 1,000 cars a year. The car above has a 669cc 6.5hp Astor motor built in Saint-Denis and is capable of powering the car up to 40kph. Tonneau is the name of the coachwork type on this car which means it has open rear seats and a rounded rear end resembling a barrel. The Gladiator name as a car manufacturer disappeared in 1920.
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